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ANT 100 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 SH
A study of human behavior and the structure of society. Emphasis will focus upon cultures outside the Western European area, using a few selected societies as the framework in which to study the theories and principles of social anthropology. Listed as behavioral and social sciences general education elective. Every semester. General Education: Social Sciences.

ANT 104 Introduction to Archaeology3 SH
This course is a broad survey of prehistory around the world. It will examine the following questions: how do we know, what we know about the past and what methods and theories help us interpret archaeological sites. General Education: Social Sciences; Competency: Critical Thinking and Intercultural.

ANT 110 Introduction to Physical Anthropology 3 SH
Examines the relationship between biological and social behavioral aspects of human evolution, with emphasis on basics of evolutionary theory, fossil hominids and social behavior, especially of the non-human primates. Listed as behavioral and social sciences general education elective. Fall semester. General Education: Social Sciences.

ANT/SOC 204 Culture and Personality 3 SH
The social and cultural factors influencing the structure and development of the personality. Emphasizes studies and cross-cultural analysis. Fall semester of even-numbered years. Prerequisite: ANT 100 or SOC 100. General Education: Social Sciences.

ANT/AAS/SOC 212 Peoples and Cultures of Africa 3 SH
Designed to acquaint the student with the cultures and peoples of Africa as they existed before European colonization. Attention will also be directed to the problem of cultural change. Spring semesters of odd-numbered years. Prerequisite: ANT 100. General Education: Social Sciences.

ANT 213 North American Indians 3 SH
Devoted to the study of North American Indians as they existed before contact with Europeans. Attention will also be directed toward problems of acculturation, as well as pre-historic background, linguistics and history of the various culture areas. Spring semesters of odd-numbered years. General Education: Social Sciences.

ANT/SOC 216 Anthropology of the Middle East 3 SH
As the world becomes more interconnected and linked globally, our society is increasingly faced with beliefs, practices, ideals, ideas, and ways of life that at times baffle us and discomfort us. Current conflicts in the world point to a need to actually go beyond stereotypes and understand both sameness and difference when it comes to cultures. This course seeks to look beyond common stereotypes of the Middle East and focus on daily life experiences of families and individuals who live in the region through applying an anthropological lens and reading ethnographic studies. Prerequisites: ANT 100 or SOC 100 or permission of instructor.

ANT 222 Peasant Societies 3 SH
Between two-thirds and three-quarters of the world’s people may be classified as peasants and out of this, the Third World, comes today’s principal revolutionary potential. Spring semester of even-numbered years. Prerequisite: ANT 100. General Education: Social Sciences.

ANT 229 Archaeological Field Methods 6 SHCourse consists of evaluating local archaeological sites through survey, excavation, analysis and interpretation. The course has two components: approximately three weeks of field survey and excavation and approximately two weeks of laboratory analysis and interpretation. Students will be expected to devote six to eight hours a day in both the field and laboratory. Summer session only. Prerequisite: ANT 100. General Education: Social Sciences.

ANT/SOC 232 Religion and Culture 3 SHAnalysis of religion as a universal aspect of human culture expressed as belief and ritual concerned with supernatural beings, powers and forces. The function of religion in society. Fall semester of even-numbered years. Prerequisite: ANT 100 or SOC 100. General Education: Social Sciences.

ANT/SOC/ECO 234 Economic Anthropology 3 SHThis course will give both a theoretical and a practical grounding in economic anthropology by focusing on recent fieldwork and publication within economic and cultural anthropology. After students are introduced to theoretical debates and issues in the field, they will read about and discuss people in specific ethnographic contexts as they grapple with poverty, globalization, modernization, and development — always keeping in mind that the economy is closely intertwined with and cannot be understood apart from sociocultural factors in people’s lives. The course will involve small-group and large-group discussions, interesting reading and a commitment to the formation of a critically thoughtful and engaged classroom community. Prerequisites: ANT 100 or SOC 100 or ECO 100 or permission of instructor. General Education: Social Sciences.

ANT/WS 236 Culture, Sex and Gender 3 SHCourse examines the cross-cultural background of sex and gender, tracing the configurations of gender from egalitarian hunting and gathering societies through gender-stratified horticultural, pastoral, agricultural and industrial societies. The course will address gender issues, such as the feminization of poverty, gender as portrayed by the media, and contemporary theoretical perspectives about the dialectics of power. Not open to first-year students. Offered periodically.General Education: Social Sciences.

ANT/SOC 242 Buddhism and Culture 3 SHThis course offers a fundamental understanding of the societal context and cultural principles of a major world religion. The course surveys the major events and personalities in Buddhism, and provides a basic understanding of the religion in several of its main “streams” or traditions. Principally, the course seeks to provide for students a foundational understanding of Buddhism and Buddhistic societies through an ethnographic approach. Topically, the course considers Therevada, Mahayana, Vajrayana, Pure Land, Zen and Bon. Spring semester of even-numbered years. Prerequisite: ANT 100 or SOC 100 or permission of the instructor. General Education: Social Sciences.

ANT/SOC/WS 251 Women and Gender in the Middle East 3 SHThis course will explore the complex and multi-layered processes and dimensions, including texts, cultural values and practices, institutions and events which have shaped, and continue to shape, gendered experience in the Middle East. We will consider these processes in their historical context focusing mainly on the contemporary Middle East. Prerequisite: ANT 100 or SOC 100 or WS 100 or permission of instructor.

ANT 297 Cooperative Education

ANT 298 Faculty Developed Study 1–6 SH

ANT 299 Student Developed Study 1–6 SH

ANT/WS 321 Gender and Globalization 3 SHThis class will question the complexities of globalization, paying particular attention to gendered difference. After discussing major theoretical conceptualizations of globalization, we will move on to discuss specific issues, such as: feminization of poverty; global activism; structural adjustment; and neoliberalization. Fall semester of odd-numbered years. Prerequisite: ANT 100 or SOC 100, or by permission of the instructor. General Education: Social Sciences.

ANT/SOC 330 Social and Cultural Theory 3 SH
The course proposes to integrate theoretical perspectives in sociology and anthropology. Focus is upon problems and applications of theory-building. Several major classical and modern theories of society and culture will be analyzed, investigating both their substance and their methods of approach. Alternate fall semesters. Prerequisite: SS 201 or advanced class standing. General Education: Social Sciences.

ANT 341 Cultural Resource Management 3 SH
The course presents a broad overview of the subfield of archaeology called, Cultural Resource Management (CRM). This overview covers everything from federal and state legislation (Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island) to the relationship of anthropologists with Native Americans. Offered periodically. Prerequisite: ANT 100 or ANT 110 and one course in archaeology. General Education: Social Sciences.

ANT/SOC 350 Modern and Postmodern Societies 3 SH
Using a comparative and historical perspective, this course examines the cultural and social differences between societies that are labeled “modern” and those that are “traditional.” The course explores the development of the cultural and social form known as “modernity” in Western societies and its subsequent spread throughout large portions of the world. The course also looks at more contemporary changes taking place in Western societies, such as the movement towards a postmodern culture, globalization and the information revolution. Spring semester. Prerequisite: ANT 100 or SOC 100. General Education: Social Sciences.

ANT 400 Advanced Topics in Anthropology 2-6 SH
The content and credit hours of this course will vary from year to year, depending on the interests of the students and faculty. Aspects of anthropology not introduced, or not treated in depth, in other courses of the major will be introduced and/or treated in depth. Offerings will be drawn from physical, cultural and archeological subfields of anthropology. Possible topics might include: Mesoamerican archaeology, non-human primate behavior, ritual and symbolism, or anthropology of dance. The course may be repeated for credit with different content and permission of the department. The department will determine the number of credits prior to the course offering. Offered periodically. Prerequisite: Determined at time of offering. Open to juniors and seniors. General Education: Social Sciences.

The following courses also have been approved and are offered periodically:ANT 214 Peoples and Cultures of the Pacific
ANT 226 New England Archaeology
ANT/SOC 241 Socio-Cultural Survey of Indian Religions
ANT 301 Human Evolutionary Theory: Planet of the Apes
ANT/WS 314 Native Peoples of the Southwest: Women, Spirituality and Power
ANT/SOC 322 Comparitive Minority Relations
ANT/SOC 340 Culture, Change and Planning